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balladofreadingqueer's review against another edition
I don’t feel like it is fair to rate this book as I only read 200 pages of it but i just could not get engaged in it. It didn’t capture my interest and I found myself looking on my phone or getting otherwise distracted.
It follows the quotidian life of 2 parents after their son goes missing and the racism they face trying to get the police to do anything about it. I think it is just too slow paced for my liking right now although the dragging monotony of life without any answers or progression echoes the parents experiences.
It follows the quotidian life of 2 parents after their son goes missing and the racism they face trying to get the police to do anything about it. I think it is just too slow paced for my liking right now although the dragging monotony of life without any answers or progression echoes the parents experiences.
balladofreadingqueer's review against another edition
I don’t feel like it is fair to rate this book as I only read 200 pages of it but i just could not get engaged in it. It didn’t capture my interest and I found myself looking on my phone or getting otherwise distracted.
It follows the quotidian life of 2 parents after their son goes missing and the racism they face trying to get the police to do anything about it. I think it is just too slow paced for my liking right now although the dragging monotony of life without any answers or progression echoes the parents experiences.
It follows the quotidian life of 2 parents after their son goes missing and the racism they face trying to get the police to do anything about it. I think it is just too slow paced for my liking right now although the dragging monotony of life without any answers or progression echoes the parents experiences.
sapphire's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
teresareads's review against another edition
I love the idea of this book, and the writing is often remarkable. It's disheartening to know how many of the concerns raised here, about the way the system treats Black families, for example, haven't changed much since the events of the book or since the book was written. Seeing what the family at the center of the book went through as they tried to get help finding their son was truly wrenching and it provides an important perspective on so many child endangerment stories.
But I've read 250 pages, and I'm sorry to say that it's getting to be a slog. I suspect part of the problem is my own attention span as I'm reading in September 2020 when the world seems to be on fire. I've been able to read challenging books and long books, but books that are long and challenging may just be too much right now. But I also wonder if the story really needs 600-plus pages to be told well.
But I've read 250 pages, and I'm sorry to say that it's getting to be a slog. I suspect part of the problem is my own attention span as I'm reading in September 2020 when the world seems to be on fire. I've been able to read challenging books and long books, but books that are long and challenging may just be too much right now. But I also wonder if the story really needs 600-plus pages to be told well.
sookieskipper's review against another edition
4.0
If Netflix (and other media creators) can stop masturbating to the likes of Ted Bundy and the same bunch for five minutes, focus can shift to horrific crimes like the one in this book, that victims' families are still fighting justice for. These victims deserve our attention.
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